NEWS SUMMARY: MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1988

Published: March 7, 1988

International A3-9

Sections of the Panama Canal and its installations that have already handed over by the United States have been mismanaged by the Panamanian Government, according to Panamanian employees of the canal and shipping industry experts there. Page A1

Soviet strategic military doctrine is being fundamentally changed by Moscow from one of offense to defense, American military experts and scholars agree. The conclusions are based on Soviet statements and professional literature. A1

Israel's Prime Minister blocked an attempt by the Foreign Minister to force a Cabinet vote on the initiative brought by Secretary of State George P. Shultz. Yitzhak Shamir's move came as Israeli soldiers shot dead two Palestinians. A1

A letter written to Mr. Shamir by 30 Senators suggesting he was obstructing peace efforts was the subject of debate. Two Senators disagreed with the letter. Two leaders of American Jewish organizations differed in their reactions. A7

The Soviet embassy in Tehran was attacked by Iranian rioters. The official Tass press agency reported that the rioters flung rocks and firebombs at the embassy and tried to break into the compound. A3 At least three people in Tibet died in a daylong series of violent anti-Chinese protests that shook Lhasa Saturday, according to reports reaching Beijing. The official Chinese press agency announced that a Chinese policeman was killed during the rioting A3

U.S. helicopters drew fire from an oil platform and several boats in the central Persian Gulf, American officials said. The helicopters, which were on a reconnaissance flight, escaped the machine-gun fire. A5

In Nicaragua, La Prensa's criticism of Sandinista rule has been harsh. As at crucial moments in the past, the newspaper has dropped the pretense of objectivity to become a crusading anti-Government voice. A6

National A12-17, B4

The President's AIDS Commission, once derided by critics as incompetent, poorly managed and biased toward a right-wing agenda, has emerged as a decisive champion of Government spending to help the victims of the disease. A1

Angelenos living on New York time are caught in a warped temporal orbit. They are the stockbrokers, bankers and others whose professional lives are keyed to Eastern cities. A1

A technique for analyzing patents which is being used by Federal and private scientists shows that Japan achieved a level of innovation greater than that of the United States starting more than a decade ago. A1

Privatization of many activities of the Government, including air traffic control and many postal services, is planned to be recommended by a Presidential commission. They will make up the principal domestic economic initiative this year. A12

Seeking the American Giraffe A12

Philadelphia journal: Confident hero for a city of doubters

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Politics A16-17

Headed into the race in the South, Republicans looked on Super Tuesday as an opportunity for Vice President Bush to build a strong lead. No Democratic candidate seems able to use the South as a springboard to national support. A1

The search for crossover voters in the South is seeking to siphon the conservative vote out of the Democratic primaries and sabotage the effort of moderate Southern Democrats to guarantee that their party would nominate a moderate. A16

Vice President Bush's victory in South Carolina had a lot to do with the state's love for Ronald Reagan and the proposition that most of the state's Republicans see Mr. Bush as his heir, politicians said. A17

Senator Bob Dole expects to lose many of the 17 states holding primaries and caucuses on Super Tuesday. He is struggling to offer a series of themes that will strengthen his Presidential campaign. A17

Jackson preaches from Dr. King's pulpit A16

Washington Talk B4

Tempers rise over Capitol's skyline Regional B1-3, B6-7

The monthly employment survey of New York City is to be curtailed by the Federal Government, which will limit its ability to track employment trends among black, Hispanic, teen-age and other workers. A1

The end of the Murdoch era at The New York Post will mark perhaps the greatest failure in a career of stunning successes. ''This has been his biggest black eye in the newspaper business,'' an analyst said. B1

The bitter strike of tugboat workers has pitted people who have committed their lives to their jobs against the companies they helped build. The workers complain that the companies have turned on them and are trying to break their union. B3

Many people are leaving Hoboken for the suburbs. While they are leaving a city that has been transformed, they have learned it takes more than renovating buildings to change a 100-year-old community with entrenched politics. B1

Many New York City cabs sit idle in garages every day in violation of the City Taxi and Limousine Commission's rules, according to an audit by the City Comptroller's office. B3

A Brooklyn man confessed to killing his sister two and a half years ago. The man, 54-year-old Henry Zalewski, said guilt over the bludgeoning and strangling had led him to turn himself in, a detective investigating the case said. B3

A Holocaust museum will be built in Battery Park City in lower Manhattan beginning as early as this June, with a completion date set for late 1990. The design team for the museum has worked on the project for the last 18 months. B1

A member of the landmarks panel for New York City, Anthony M. Tung, still holds his post more than a year after the Koch administration vowed to replace him, to the relief of preservationists and others. B6